Good Day on Hopatcong

[catfishonthelake]

I fished the KDC walleye tourney today and wound up with a nice mixed bag. I caught 2 largemouth (one dink and a nice chunk), a big perch, 2 hefty bullheads, a slammer pickerel, a 4.5-pound walleye and 4-pound hybrid. The walleye was sitting in 3rd place in the contest when we got off the lake, but it probably won't stay there until 2pm tomorrow when the contest ends. All fish came on live herring on slip bobbers and a down rod while double-anchored. Beautiful day out there, clouds, not too much wind, nice and cool and a significant lack of yahoooos. This is without question the best lake in NJ.......if you know how to fish it.

[johnnyc08]

Nice!

[Skunk City]

Nice variety dude! Sounds like a lot of fun!

What kind of depths were your catches at, more notably the lmb, walleye and hybrid?

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks man. It was a good day.

We were anchored in 25 to 30 feet of water off main lake points. From there, we were casting to the shore and to the sides with slip-bobbers. The LMB came right up against the shore and both mine and my buddy's walleye were on slip bobbers 10 to 15 feet down. They hybrid came right off the bottom on a down rod I was hanging directly under the boat. I also missed a fish on the down rod and the herring had an entire mouthful take out of it neck. I'm sure that was a walleye as well.

Hey Skunk. Do you have any idea if that mudslide was cleared away. I'd like to go back there in a few weeks.

[Salt]

The mudslide was cleared away but the road is still closed off, if your talking about Mt Lake.

[catfishonthelake]

Any idea if they plan on opening the road in the coming weeks?

[catfishonthelake]

................and thanks for the help btw.

[AndyS]

Great day ! I think you said a 9 lb. walleye was leading the tournament?

[Salt]

I will be going to the firehouse for breakfast tomorrow. I will see what I can find out about the boat launch.

[tjc76]

nice job catfish!